Spanish LALIGA

FT Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Real Madrid WWWLW 4
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Celta Vigo LLLDL 1
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RMA134
CEL011
Estadio Abanca-Balaídos · 18,740 att.

Match Report

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Ronaldo makes history as Real Madrid inch closer to La Liga title

Cristiano Ronaldo broke a European record as Real Madrid comfortably defeated 10-man Celta Vigo 4-1 to keep their La Liga title ambitions on course.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
4
47.6
Possession
52.4
13
SHOTS
17
8
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
415
Accurate Passes
481
491
Passes
538
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
15
0.0
Cross %
0.4
51
Long Balls
60
26
Accurate Long Balls
51
0.5
Long Balls %
0.9
4
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
9
17
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
13
12
Effective Clearances
17
12
Clearances
17

Head to Head

RMA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sergio ÁlvarezG
  2. 22Gustavo CabralCD-L
  3. 24Facundo RoncagliaCD-R
  4. 19JonnyLB
  5. 2Hugo MalloRB
  6. 16JozabedAM
  7. 8Pablo HernándezLM
  8. 18Daniel WassRM
  9. 9John GuidettiF
  10. 11Pione SistoAM-L
  11. 10Iago AspasAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Claudio BeauvueSUB
  2. 27Iván VillarSUB
  3. 4Pape DiopSUB
  4. 20Sergi GómezSUB
  5. 3Andreu FontàsSUB
  6. 5Marcelo DíazSUB
  7. 17Andrew HjulsagerSUB

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Keylor NavasG
  2. 4Sergio RamosCD-L
  3. 5Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 23DaniloRB
  6. 14CasemiroCM
  7. 8Toni KroosLM
  8. 19Luka ModricRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoLF
  11. 22IscoRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Mateo KovacicSUB
  2. 15Fábio CoentrãoSUB
  3. 13Kiko CasillaSUB
  4. 17Lucas VázquezSUB
  5. 21Álvaro MorataSUB
  6. 20Marco AsensioSUB
  7. 6NachoSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Celta de Vigo 0, Real Madrid 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 30' Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 48' Goal! Celta de Vigo 0, Real Madrid 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isco with a through ball following a fast break.
  5. 62' Second yellow card to Iago Aspas (Celta de Vigo).
  6. 64' Jonny (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 66' John Guidetti (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 69' Goal! Celta de Vigo 1, Real Madrid 2. John Guidetti (Celta de Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pione Sisto.
  9. 70' Goal! Celta de Vigo 1, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo.
  10. 71' Substitution, Real Madrid. Mateo Kovacic replaces Casemiro.
  11. 72' Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Marcelo Díaz replaces Jozabed.
  12. 73' Hugo Mallo (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 80' Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Pape Cheikh replaces Pione Sisto.
  14. 84' Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Isco.
  15. 84' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  16. 85' Pablo Hernández (Celta de Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 85' Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 86' Substitution, Celta de Vigo. Claudio Beauvue replaces John Guidetti.
  19. 88' Goal! Celta de Vigo 1, Real Madrid 4. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.

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